The Judge Returns

A legal drama about an unjust judge Lee Han-young, who cries out, "Let's not judge others' lives as we please," regains consciousness after an untimely death and returns to the past to punish the wrongdoers and change his fate. ==Cast==

Main • Ji Sung as Lee Han-young: Judge of the South Chungcheong District Court. • Tae Won-seok as Seok Jeong-ho: Han Young's best supporter and friend. • Baek Jin-hee as Song Na-yeon: A reporter with a strong sense of justice, working in the legal affairs department of the Daejin Ilbo newspaper. • Oh Se-young as Yoo Se-hee: Han-young's ex-wife, the youngest daughter of President Yoo Seon-cheol. • Hwang Hee as Park Chul-woo: A public prosecutor in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. Court people • Kim Tae-woo as Baek Yi-seok: Chief Judge of South Chungcheong District Court. • as Lim Jeong-sik: Criminal judge of Chungcheong District Court. People around Kang Shin-jin • Jung Hee-tae as Kim Ji-han: Chief Judge of the Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court. • as Kim Yun-hyeok: Judge in Chungcheong District Court. • Son Byung-ho as Park Kwang-to: Former President. Haenal Law Firm • Ahn Nae-sang as Yoo Seon-cheol: President of Haenal Law. • Hwang Young-hee as Shin Nam-sook • as Choi Jong-hak • Bae In-hyuk as Kim Sang-jin: serial killer who was sentenced to death by Lee Han-young • as a judge Hwang • as Park Hyeok-jun • Jang Hee-ryung as Kim Ga-yeong • as Heo Dong-ki • as Woo Kyo-hun • as Lee Chang-hyo ==Production==

The series is based on the Naver Webtoon of the same name, created by Lee Hae-nal. It is directed by Lee Jae-jin, whose credits include The Third Marriage (2024) and Motel California (2025), and written by Kim Kwang-min. It is produced by OH Story, Slingshot Studio. On June 17, 2025, the main cast was confirmed as Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah, and Park Hee-soon. Filming was announced to begin on that day. Baek Jin-hee joined the main cast on August 27, 2025. ==Viewership==